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#! rnews 1378 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news2.ghgcorp.com!news.jsc.nasa.gov!usenet From: wally@nirvana.jsc.nasa.gov (Walter B Kulecz PhD) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: **** BSD/OS 2.0.1 and Netscape 2.0.1 possible mail loss **** Date: 18 Jul 1996 13:49:23 GMT Organization: My opinions only! Lines: 18 Message-ID: <4slfd3$tqo@cisu2.jsc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: sd-namrl.jsc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.7 While evaluating the winNT 4.0beta2 I ran the windows 95 version of Netscape 2.0.1. It appeared to do http just fine. I decided to try the pop mail feature of Netscape. I configured for "leave mail on server" and pointed it at my Linux box, got error message saying "This pop server doesn't support XXXX (don't remember) needed for leave mail option". Having used BSD/OS 2.0.1 and the distributed pop server with Eudora, I assumed it supported this command since Eudora left the mail OK. I got the same error message after pointing Netscape at my BSD/OS popper, unfortunately it seems to have deleted *all* the mail in the inbox while downloading *nothing* This is a potential data destroying bug if repeatable or in other pop servers under BSD/OS. --wally.